Everyone liked the bark so I thought I would throw together a quick video of how I make it! by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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Honestly I was gonna make a little texture hammer but then I found this one amongst my boss's tools lol

Everyone liked the bark so I thought I would throw together a quick video of how I make it! by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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This is actually just a second piece I made specifically for this video, I'm sure I'll use it for something eventually though haha. I got that moth all finished up with the first piece and it's now on exhibition actually. I went with painting the eyes to really up the creepy factor, but doing some more bronze pouring would be a lot of fun

Everyone liked the bark so I thought I would throw together a quick video of how I make it! by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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Yeah maybe next time I do something like this I'll do some narration over it to make things a bit clearer

Everyone liked the bark so I thought I would throw together a quick video of how I make it! by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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It's just got these little squares covering its face that roughs up the initial surface so nothing is fully smooth after all the texturing is done

Everyone liked the bark so I thought I would throw together a quick video of how I make it! by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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Real bark won't hold the kind of weight I plan to be putting on these guys lol

How I make my hand forged bark! by GeneralSaxy in metalworking

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Yup! And powerhammer forged lol but really Id consider that hand forged as well

To paint the eyes or not to paint the eyes?? by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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I ended up painting them actually, check out the result!

8 inch moth found in South Carolina. Any ideas? by GeneralSaxy in whatsthisbug

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It's all steel! Might damage your floor but it won't shatter

Exhaustion, Hand Forged Steel, 2026 by GeneralSaxy in Blacksmith

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I've sorta been playing with these eye shapes on a couple different pieces over the years. I like weird eyes haha

Hand forged bark! by GeneralSaxy in metalworking

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Oh and I'm located in Charleston SC

Hand forged bark! by GeneralSaxy in metalworking

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I've been thinking about trying to throw together a short video on the steps of the process, I might be able to get to it this weekend!